Outdoor kids bushcraft birthday parties are back! 🔥
Fire lighting, shelter building, marshmallow toasting fresh-air-fuelled fun! All Adventurers leave with a certificate too 🙂
Bushcraft Adventures
Extended gift voucher expiry date
We’ve extended gift voucher expiry dates. This is to account for when we were closed during the covid-19 lockdown. And we’re giving you plenty of extra time to use your vouchers too.
Extension details
All gift vouchers still in date before we closed on 21st March 2020 and all vouchers bought between 21st March and 5th July will be extended.
These vouchers will have an extended expiry date to 30th May 2021.
This is to give you plenty of opportunity to use your vouchers. We look forward to welcoming you soon for your adventure!
For more info see: How can I redeem my gift voucher?
We’re open for outdoor activities in Bridgend
We’re open and raring to go – are you ready for your outdoor adventure?!
Axe throwing, archery and bushcraft activities for adults & kids in Bridgend. Book on to one of our scheduled events or book a private event for your group or household. Availability is limited, start planning your adventure today!
Temporary event formats
**update: Welsh Government guidance has now changed allowing us to expand the types of events that we can run. For the latest info, please see this blog post. Thank you**
To fit with new Welsh Government guidelines, we’ve adapted our event formats to run events for one household or extended household “bubble” at at time.
So this is a unique opportunity for you to book a private session with us with a dedicated instructor, until we can increase our event numbers and take group bookings again. We’re running events for couples, small families & extended household “bubbles” – so there’s something for everyone.
Temporary lowering of age limits – great news for the kids!
As all of our “household only” events will require adults to be present & our group numbers will be small, it means we’re able to temporarily lower the age limit for some of our activities.
Read More “Temporary lowering of age limits – great news for the kids!”
Staying safe & planning your visit
We’re excited to be able to re-open Bushcraft Adventures and we’re looking forward to welcoming you to the woods very soon!
Important info on safety and planning your visit
We’ve put together some Important information that you need to know before making a booking or attending your event. We’ll be sure to keep this page up-to-date as government guidance changes and restrictions are eased – so you may want to bookmark it!
Temporary closure due to covid-19
Due to the worsening situation with covid-19, we have made the difficult decision to close our business from this weekend (21 March) until at least 4th May.
Autism friendly bushcraft & archery sessions in Bridgend
Come & join us for some bushcraft & archery fun in Bridgend with our autism friendly events.
We have experience working with children and adults on the autistic spectrum through our work with schools and community groups. We’d like to make our sessions more accessible. So we’re trialling some autism friendly bushcraft & archery events, which you can book on to individually. And we’ll make them a regular event if there’s interest and demand for them.
Events are 1.5 hours and tickets are £15. You can buy tickets on Eventbrite here:
Additional information about autism-friendly sessions
Who can come to autism-friendly sessions?
These sessions are for anyone on the autistic spectrum who would prefer this session.
You do not need a diagnosis.
Sessions are for children aged 7+ and adults.
You are welcome to book tickets for siblings who are not on the autistic spectrum.
Can parents / carers / support workers come along?
Yes, we would encourage you to come along.
Children aged under 18 must have a parent / adult supervising them.
1 adult to supervise up to 3 children please.
Your role is to offer support rather than being there to participate. Tickets are charged for one participant and one person to accompany them (included free of charge)
What makes it an autism-friendly session?
Activities are carried out by instructors who have completed autism-awareness training.
Sessions are more structured and we keep noise to a minimum.
There will be space available within the woodland as “quiet areas” for anyone needing some time out during the session – no one is pressured to take part.
What is the environment like where activities take place?
Activities take place in a private woodland in Bridgend (near Laleston)
It is quiet and not open to the general public.
We have a roundhouse shelter area to sit in, which will have a campfire.
Who can I contact for more information or with feedback?
If you have any questions or feedback about the information on this page or our sessions, please call or text Rachel on 07716 462 983 or email rachel@bushcraftadventures.co.uk
Springing into March with outdoor learning sessions at YBC Bridgend
After the end of a very wet February, we’re hoping that Spring is now here. And that March brings some better weather!
It’s been a lovely, fresh day today. And the end of another awesome day at YBC Bridgend running outdoor learning bushcraft sessions.
Today we’ve been honing our basic bushcraft skills and working as a team. We’ve had the kelly kettle challenge, den building, and fire lighting with flint and steel. And we filled up the log store ready for next week’s sessions (we’re prepared!) Great work everyone, see you next week 🔥
If you’re looking to take learning outdoors, drop us a line to start planning your school’s sessions with us 👍
Merry Christmas!
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas 🎄
We’ll be closed now for a few days, and we’ll be back online soon.
Have fun! 😁